by Andy & Renie Bowman | Nov 5, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Relationships
Have you ever tried to help someone who doesn’t actually want help? Oh, they tell you they do. They call and beg for you to give them answers to their problems. But when you stop your busy life, put your thinking cap on, get creative and give them answers, suddenly...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Oct 22, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Relationships
Depression. A word that absolutely can send dread coursing through the veins. Whether you have witnessed its debilitating effect on a loved one or experienced it yourself, you know it physically changes things. The depressed person can be blinded to seeing beauty...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Oct 8, 2025 | Communication, Marriage, Relationships
You know you stepped in it. Big time. Didn’t really mean to do it, but it happened. Now your spouse is hurt and angry. And they are not really waiting breathlessly to hear your apology – they’re way past that. Seeing you hanging by your bleeding ears from a dead tree...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Sep 10, 2025 | Communication, Marriage, Relationships, Wisdom
Fighting fair. Not a spouse’s favorite saying when they are currently in the middle of “Who’s Gonna Win This Time” with their dreaded enemy of the moment. Face it, any married human female whose spine isn’t yellow jello, wants to come out of the latest skirmish with a...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Aug 20, 2025 | Inspiration, Relationships, Wisdom
One of the most unsympathetic people in the world is the one who has never had pain. They’ve never lost a loved one and suffered the all-enveloping grief and soul-crushing depression that can come with knowing that you’ll never see their smile or feel hugged by...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Aug 13, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Relationships
Alex suddenly realized he was starving, according to his standards. Of course, that standard set low, as his stomach pretty much governed his life. Forty-five minutes without something going into his mouth seemed like forever to that growing teenager. Flinging aside...
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